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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1904
Page
10
The article notes General Europtakin’s nose recovering and predicts his return to duty to strike against Japanese forces. It also states De Witte declining to assume Von Plehve’s post, effectively refusing to heed the call of "Next!"
The text references the withdrawal of embassies from the Vatican and from Paris and notes that the cable remains. The remaining content suggests ongoing diplomatic coverage with emphasis on consular relations and related communications.
The public offers a simple warning to anthracite coal miners poised for another strike urging restraint and no action. The remark underscores concern over disruption and seeks to avert further labor conflict.
A grim report notes two boys killed by electrocution while gathering cherries. The macabre line suggests caution against leaving fruit to scavengers. The text also mentions a Delaware coat and a dynamite lunch as odd, cryptic details.
In hot weather meals should be light and easy on the stomach, advocates urge cooling foods like cucumbers to aid digestion and comfort.
The Bokescreek Ohio post office is discontinued after the postmaster resigned and no successor agrees to take the position.
The line follows a hint from The Hague tribunal suggesting Mr Castro need not be surprised if an American fleet moves against Cuba. The warning frames international pressure and defense readiness amid rising tensions and bloc responses.
A Des Moines Capital report remarks on Harry Lehr appearing before Newport society in a tuxedo coat and red necktie, though the sentence remains incomplete.
The Wu Shimpon hopes Turkey will refrain from lending assistance to Russia. He says there is no danger, noting that Turkey tends to borrow rather than help.
A Cheauty "doctor" publishes an article claiming methods to reduce nose size and urges avoiding involvement in others affairs as the best treatment. The piece frames concealing one’s own actions as the wisest approach, offering no medical credibility.
A quirky remark notes that people who never had hay fever still know a place where it spikes and must be endured, suggesting shared knowledge of a troublesome locale despite absence of personal experience.
The piece argues against enforcing English pronunciation as a cure for perceived American accent flaws. It notes broad opposition to standardizing speech and reflects on cultural and linguistic tensions in the United States.
A Columbus man plans to leave a large portion of his property to his young daughter on the condition that he shall not marry. The stipulation echoes the wry wit of Frank Stockton about unconventional wills.
Students of economy speculate that a high number of June weddings in the country correlates with rice shortages reported annually in China and Japan during that period.
A commented note suggests the growing list of American heiresses divorcing foreign nobles may erode the exclusivity of aristocratic matches. The piece implies shifting social dynamics as unions face dissolution and new alliances form.
The item notes that Queen Margherita of Italy possesses a lace handkerchief that cost ten thousand dollars. The description aims to reflect a factual valuation without the word worth. The emphasis remains on the artifact and its price rather than its perceived value.
Syrian farmers rely on enormous wheels up to 90 feet in diameter to lift water. Buckets along the rim are turned by oxen and by stream current, pouring water into troughs that feed fields. This method is claimed to raise more water at lower cost than other hydraulic devices.
An analysis contrasts modern warfare with historic battles from Agincourt to Hastings. It notes Japan and Russia in the Yalu conflict, cites Nanshan casualties, and recalls Poitiers and Crecy to illustrate changes in battle losses, bow range, and command challenges.
A London Telegraph correspondent notes Parisians advertise on bare scalps. Baldheaded men walk city streets with cranial ads, a novel method to attract attention for merchants. One man painted hair tonic on his pate, amusing yet unconvincing.
Lawrenceburg area will stock thousands of young bass making it a fisherman's paradise. A 14 year old Brazil resident died after being thrown from a mule on William Carter's farm north of town. Indiana fruit crop blight reports show poor apple and pear yields due to cold wet weather and pollenation issues with widespread damage across the state.
The Masons of Williamsburg plan to rebuild the Masonic Temple destroyed by fire. Eastern Indiana Masonic bodies contribute to the building fund to support the project.
The Chestnut Ridge death rate rises with seven fatalities in the past week. Victims ranged in age from 16 months to 37 years, highlighting a grave public health issue.
Members of a Dutch colony and Ridge road farmers south of Lammond react to reckless motorists. They threaten gunplay as tensions flare over dangerous driving.
Jeffersonville authorities report Parker and Gatewood, two missing prisoners, are alive after escaping. They crawled 300 yards through an eighteen inch sewer and cut their way out. Their shirts were recovered in a nearby cornfield.
A nitroglycerin lowering operation at the Apollo Oil Company well east of Muncie exploded at 300 feet below the surface. The blast sent shards and debris over a crowd of 100 or more spectators who escaped serious injury.
Burglars entered the home of M Seitz a saloon keeper at Muncie and seized a rich haul. Losses total 3200 with 808 to 900 cash a 100 diamond and 1900 in notes from three pocketbooks seized.
Mrs. Sarah Carter of Terre Haute a 60 year old Black woman is jailed after allegedly attempting to poison her husband by poisoning his coffee a physician was summoned and saved the husband’s life authorities state she faces a serious charge in connection with the attempt.
The city health officer notes in July there were zero births among Muncie’s Negro population of about 2,000, stating this is not an unusual condition for the area.
National Bottle Company of Elwood operates as an open shop and despite bottle workers push to shut down in August, the plant will continue year round barring breakages.
The article argues Australia is largely independent from Britain but criticizes the colony’s behavior as unworthy of the English speaking race. It questions whether climate or immigrant traits drive fanaticism and notes Australia as a hotbed for various isms with a strong following.
Daniel W. Waters a gardener in Evansville believes he has the boss cucumber vine yielding 201 cucumbers while his brother Richard Waters reports a muskmelon vine with six pairs of twin melons all joined in one cluster on the vine.
Miss Rena Replogle of near Hagerstown wrote her name on a $5 bill. A New York bank official sought to meet the author through the address on the bill and an engaging correspondence followed. The event spurred an unusual demand for new bills at the local bank.
Winona's landscape gardener Ben Hains creates a striking harmonious color scheme in Winona Park. Noted landscape expert John C. Olmstead was brought in by H J Heinz to evaluate the work and said no improvements were needed. Olmstead commands a hundred dollars per day, underscoring the value of his opinion.
At a mass meeting in Vigo county a resolution was adopted urging teachers and residents to pronounce the county as Veego. The suggestion extends to standardizing the city name Tare-hote rather than Terry Hut, noting rail crews often mispronounce it on trains.
Miss Helen Griffin, a glove department clerk at Zinn's store in Lafayette, suffered a painful accident when her hair became tangled in a flying cash box, tearing part of it from the scalp and requiring part of her hair to be shorn to release her.
Bill Fields, a pioneer figure, will depart Bluffton on September 1 to chase hunting and trapping for 1000 miles. He builds a 2 foot flatboat to float down the Wabash Ohio and Mississippi rivers toward the Gulf of Mexico.
J. L. Highbarger, a Sharpsburg cabinet maker, crafted two coffins for himself and his wife. After his wife died and was buried, the spare coffin was kept in his attic. Highbarger died by his own hand last week, hanging himself.
American citizens of Italian ancestry and others are told that the closest living relative of George Washington is Mrs Attila Morosini. She is wife of a son of Giovanni P Morosini a New York banker and was Mary Washington Bond before marriage. She is a great great granddaughter of Samuel Washington, a brother of the general.
Marion N. Coffin of Noblesville, a night engineer at American strawboard works, was oiling machinery when a steel pin whipped him upward, tearing his shirt as he grabbed a beam to avoid a fall. He escaped serious injury due to his quick hold and lucky positioning.
The Wayne county central committee officially opens the campaign in eastern Indiana with a September 1 rally in Richmond. Joseph Cannon is named as the principal speaker for a high profile meeting at the Coliseum.
County commissioners appoint Mrs. J. M. Brown matron of the Comfort Thomas Orphans Home in Columbus. She will assume duties in about a month.
W H Henderson of Curtisville sues Jacob Rinehart, Elwood saloon keeper, for 10000 in damages after he was beaten for refusing to pay for drinks he says he did not order. The assault damaged both eyes and caused severe injuries.
The line notes the paradox in English idiom where victory over someone implies harming them, illustrating how language captures social power dynamics and remains a pointed reflection within everyday speech.
From Portland, John Tenniston, a plasterer, suffered a severe blood poisoning after a spear horns of a catfish pricked his wrist. He is receiving medical care and has prompted local authorities to caution about hazardous handling of fish in markets and vessels.
Ray Simpson aged 20 drowned in a pond at the Union City mines. His body was recovered.
The tale recalls Richard Croker visiting a castle when the owner was away. A lax valet shows a hall of empty bottles arranged in a pyramid reaching the ceiling. The guide remarks the master often returns to face his own folly.
Voice from Arkansas reports A E Carlile of Cleveland Arkansas cured after 23 years of kidney trouble by Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy as the best for sick kidneys and says it rescued him from a life of suffering. The advertisement-like notice touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache to Bright's Disease.
A playful exchange unfolds as Art laments fewer men courting her. Drama teases about support, prompting Art to joke that the real issue was her inability to support them. The banter captures a lighthearted social moment.
For Your Perfect Comfort At the St Louis Exposition, Allen's Foot-Ease powder eases hot tired aching swollen feet. 230000 testimonials. Sold by all Druggists 25 cents. Don’t accept a substitute. Trial package free. Ad dress Allen S Olmsted Le Rev NY.
A quip compares Shakespeare’s use of split infinitives to his greatness. The remark notes that while he split infinitives, that detail did not define his genius. The exchange references literary style and enduring reputation.
Hotel Cabanne in St Louis offers one hundred nicely furnished rooms from 75 cents per day. Describes location 5656 Del Mar Avenue three blocks from the World’s Fair main entrance. Provides transit details to Union Depot via Eighteenth Street car then Del Mar Avenue car.
A scene features Tady greeting a tramp and recalling a recent incident. The tramp attributes his survival to a strong constitution and mentions receiving two home made pies from a neighbor last week, as discussed with the doctor.
A Wakita Oklahoma resident writes April 17 1901 that her family keeps Piso's Cure for Consumption in the house and she endorses its benefit for household use.
A conversational snippet shows Mrs Younglove staying in town over summer as a neighbor notes the boy next door has measles. The exchange highlights perceived luck and social familiarity.
A housekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten white clothes. The ad notes a large 2 oz. package priced at 5 cents.
A humorous reflection notes perseverance pays but a hen sitting on china eggs cannot hatch cups and saucers despite long effort. It uses playful analogy to caution against overreaching goals beyond natural limits.
Madden and Madden of Continental Ohio announce 100 corn farms for sale. Listings highlight available acreage and farmable land in a single parish area. Potential buyers are invited to contact Madden and Madden for details and pricing.
A humorous exchange notes the choice between naming a girl Theodora or Altona. The line jokes about fashionable names and regional taste, highlighting playful commentary on naming trends.
An advertisement urges using Red Cross Ball Blue to brighten clothes to white. It touts a 2 oz package and implies strong whitening power with simple application.
A short comic exchange shows She asking Mr Picker ing to teach swimming and him promising to guide her with arm movements though she questions the usefulness of getting wet.
An advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup promotes teething relief for infants with claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic though wording is fragmentary and unclear about ingredients or efficacy.
A sharp exchange features Mopely claiming Billyuns lacks energy while he asserts he is a veritable reservoir of energy awaiting a crisis as reported by the New York Times.
September 5 excursion tickets sold from all ticket stations to any station on the Pennsylvania lines within fifty miles from selling point. Return coupons valid until September 6. Inquire Pennsylvania Lines ticket agents for further information.
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